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2019 Season

The 34th season of the Avedis Chamber Music Series opens with soprano Désirée Goyette
and pianist Robin Sutherland joining the Stanford Woodwind Quintet in
three
blockbuster
pieces. The beautiful song cycle of folk songs, titled Gyümölcskosar (Fruit Basket),
by Hungarian composer Ferenc Farkas is contrasted by the impressionistic beauty of
Joseph Jongen’s Rhapsodie and the lush romanticism Josef Rheinberger’s Sextet.

On February 24 pianist Robin Sutherland returns in various works for flute,stringsand piano in various combinations. The program opens with Mozart’sbeautifulA major quartet for flute and strings and is followed by three diversetrioswithpiano. These include American composer Seymour Barab’s charmingsuite withviola, French composer Louise Farrenc’s brilliant trio withcelloandBohuslavMartinů’s soulful Madrigal Sonata with violin, combiningneo-classicandromantic influences.All themusicians come together forthefinale inJohn Rutter’s glorious Suite Antique.

April 7 celebrates our annual Bach concert with the composer’s delightfulCoffeeCantata featuring soprano Shawnette Sulker, tenor Michael Desnoyers andbaritoneZachary Gordin. The remainder of the program includes Bach’s Trio Sonata inG majorfor two flutes and piano as well as his Trio Sonata in D minor for flute, violin andpiano.The magnificent F major Concerto with Paul Hersh rounds out the program.

After the enthusiastic response to Claude Bolling’s Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Triolast year, Avedis is pleased to present Bolling’s Picnic Suite on our final concert May 26. Guitarist David Tanenbaum joins flutistAlexandra Hawley, pianist Jeffrey LaDeur,Bassist Daniel Smith and percussionistMckenzie Camp in this joyous sequel to last season.In the first half of the programPaul Hersh is featured in Francesco Molino’s delightful triofor flute, viola andguitar and Erwin Schulhoff’s energetic trio for flute, viola and bass.